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Tag: rhododendron

Encounter, Featured, Flowering Trees, Himalaya, Sahastra, Trees1 Comment

Encounter: Rhododendron, sentinel of the highlands

October 7, 2012October 7, 2012 SR

Never mind its cough-syrupy taste, or its tongue-twister of a name, a Rhododendron in flower is inspiration enough to walk the Himalaya, or the Nilgiris Continue reading Encounter: Rhododendron, sentinel of the highlands

Birds, Encounter, Himalaya, Sahastra6 Comments
Himalayan Bluetail, a bird of startling beauty

Encounter: Himalayan Bluetail

June 23, 2012October 7, 2012 SR

What do you call a bird with no name? Or one whose name has been changed lately? Such questions such briefly but subside when confronted with the dazzling beauty of the Himalayan Bluetail — or whatever they called it earlier … Continue reading Encounter: Himalayan Bluetail

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